Pro hockey: Brent Henley's OT goal gives Everblades road win

Defenseman Brent Henley scored 26 seconds into overtime to give the Florida Everblades a 5-4 victory at Cincinnati on Wednesday.

The Blades blew a three-goal lead in the third period, but Henley gave them a much-needed two points on assists by Mathieu Roy and Matthew Pistilli.

The Cyclones scored three times in the third, two by Mike Embach and one by Mathieu Aubin, the latter with 2:37 to go, against rookie goaltender Jesse Deckert, who was playing his first professional game. Deckert was peppered with 41 shots.

Roy, the league's player of the month for February, and Dan Milan gave the Blades a 2-1 lead in the first, then Corey Trivino and newcomer Danick Gauthier added goals in the second for a 4-1 lead. Mike Ratchuk had a pair of assists, and so did Roy and Pistilli.

Earlier Wednesday, the Blades signed Deckert, who had finished his collegiate career at the University of Manitoba, after losing goalies Rob Madore and Pat Nagle to call-ups.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound 26-year-old was 16-9 with a 2.19 goals-against average, and a .915 save percentage this season.

Blades raise money for cancer charities: The Florida Everblades raised $27,000 for local cancer charities through last Saturday's Pink in the Rink jersey auction. Pink in the Rink Weekend, and the pink jerseys are presented by Premiere Oncology.

The purpose of Pink in the Rink is to raise money, as well as raise awareness for breast cancer detection and prevention. The Everblades players wore specially designed pink jerseys in their two games with the Gwinnett Gladiators at Germain Arena. The game-worn jerseys were auctioned off during a live auction following this past Saturday's game.

Nagle's jersey was the highest-selling jersey, bringing in $2,600. Roy's jersey sold for $2,000, while Ratchuk received the third-highest bid at $1,800. The proceeds from the jersey auction will be donated to various cancer charities across Southwest Florida.